‘Is it winter break yet?’ and other first-day-of-school tweets
#FirstDayOfSchoolThoughts don’t walk into the wrong classroom — Jeffrey (@Superiorly_J) August 25, 2014 It’s raining on the first day of class. Better stay home. #FirstDayOfSchoolThoughts — Dylan Rockafellow (@D_Rockafellow) August 25, 2014 Nothing says you’re a freshman more than wearing your Class of 2018 shirt #FirstDayOfSchoolThoughts — JusMitch (@Mitchelldeyong) August 25, 2014 #FirstDayOfSch
Superintendent tells parents what matters most — and it’s not Common Core
Here’s a rather unusual back-to-school letter. It was written by Superintendent Mark R. Cross to the parents of students attending Peru Elementary School District 124, which serves the community of Peru in north-central Illinois with three schools: Northview Elementary School (grades PreK – 1), Washington Elementary School (grades 2 – 4), and Parkside Middle School […]
U.S. doctors urge later school start times for teens
The American Academy of Pediatrics just issued a new policy statement recommending that middle and high schools start class no earlier than 8:30 a.m. because adolescents have unique sleep rhythms that make it harder for them to go to sleep and wake up earlier than other people, and that sleep deprivation can affect academic achievement […]
A school system’s stunning standardized test schedule for 2014-15
Classes for the 2014-15 year began for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest district in the country, on Monday, Aug. 18. And so did student standardized testing. Yes, it’s time not only for class but also for a new slew of standardized tests in Miami and everywhere else in the country — […]
The Answer Sheet 8-24-14
Answer Sheet: Next: #PayMyTuitionChallengeThere is no end to the ingenuity of Twitter users. After the success of the #IceBucketChallenge on Twitter to raise awareness for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord), some enterprising young people decided to challenge people, generally people they don’t know, to pay […